Fishing reel



Patented Feb. 3, 1953 UN I T ED STATE S FISHING REEL Raymond F. Timms, nosnngeiesgrcaiif..

Application November 18, 1947, Serial No. 786,592

(ci. 24a-84.5)

1 Claim.

This invention relates to iishing reels, and more particularly to the type of nshing reel including a stationary spool and a yer for winding 'the shing line on the spool.

The general object of this invention is to provide a iishing reel, by means of which the speed of retrieving the line is considerably increased to prevent a game-fish, such as a bass, caught on the hook of the line, from swimming ahead faster than the retrieving line. and, by dexterous movements, throwing the hook out of his mouth and escaping.

Another object is to provide a fishing reel by means of which the retrieving speed of the line and an articial bait connected to the line, is materially increased for more effectively luring a fish to the bait.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter as this specification progresses.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing, which forms a, part of this specication, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of a shing reel embodying my invention, taken on line I-I of Fig. 2, showing the reel unlocked to permit winding or unwinding of the line.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of Fig. 1 taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view like Fig. 1, except that the reel is shown locked to prevent winding or unwinding of the line.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of Fig. 3 taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, in which the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals in all of the figures, I designates a casing; 2 a stationary spool; 3 a yer for winding the line 4 on said spool; 5 a yer driven sleeve spindle; 6 a drive spindle threaded in said flyer spindle; I a line-winding crank; 8 a flyer lock, including a toothed Wheel 9, and disc I secured on said yer spindle, and a pawl II for engaging said toothed wheel; I2 a thumb latch for engaging said pawl II for holding the lock 8 in its locked or unlocked position; and I3 a cover for enclosing said lock 8 and certain other parts of the reel, all of which parts are included in a conventional stationary spool fishing reel.

My invention includes a crank shaft I4 on the outer end of which is secured the crank 1; a drive gear I formed on the inner end of said crank shaft; and a pinion I6 formed on the outer end of the drive spindle 6 in mesh with said drive gear I5. The crank shaft I4 is formed with a reduced outer end I1 which extends through and 2 is journ'aled in a bearing I 8 in the outer end wall I9 of the cover I3, and there being an annular shoulder 20 at the base of said reduced end I1, which shoulder turnably engages the inner side of said cover end wall I9. The drive gear I5 is formed on its inner side with a stud journal 2I, which is turnably tted in a bearing 22 in an arcuate bearing plate 23 which plate is secured at its ends respectively, lto the cover end wall I9 by screws 24, which extend through said cover wall and through spacing sleeves 25 interposed. between said wall and the bearing plate 231, with.

the ends of the screws in threaded engagementI with the ends, respectively of said bearing plate.. The pinion I6 is formed with an axial bore 26s extending thereinto from the outer end thereofr and a stud-journal 21 is riveted at its outer end-1` by rivet 28 in the outer end wall I9 of the cover I3 and extends into and is turnably fitted in said bore 26 in said pinion I6 whereby said pinion is slidably journaled in said cover I3 in mesh with the drive gear I5.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

The reel being locked, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the rod on which the reel is mounted is swung by the fisherman to pay out the line 4, whereupon the weight of the bait, hook and line pulls the line oi the spool over and around the locked flyer 3 through the guide opening 29 in the end wall of the casing I. When a iish bites the hook on the line 4 and pulls on the line, the fisherman depresses the thumb latch I2 and thereby unlocks the flyer lock 8 and the iiyer 3, and the fisherman then grips the handles of the crank 'I and rotates said crank, crank shaft I4 and drive gear I5, and said gear meshing with the pinion I6 rotates said pinion, pinion spindle 6, flyer spindle 5 and flyer 3, whereupon the line 4 is engaged by the edge 30 of the cut-out portion 3| of the rotating flyer annulus 32 and the line is thereby wound by the flyer on the stationary spool 2 until the sh is brought in on the hook and line; and the gear I5 being larger than the pinion I6 said pinion, spindles 6 and 5, and the yer 3 are rotated faster than the crank 'I and gear I5, so that the line 4 is wound on the spool and drawn in faster than the ilsh on the hook and line can swim, whereby the sh is prevented from swimming ahead of the line and throwing the hook out of his mouth and escaping.

I claim:

In a, iishing reel, a non-rotatable spool, a yer, a. flyer spindle rotatably and slidably mounted in the reel whereby said flyer may be rotated, and

' 3 moved into or out of line-winding position, a crank, a drive gear rotatable by said crank, a pinion, secured on said yer spindle and slidably mounted, in mesh With said drive gear for rotating said flyer spindle and iiyer, a toothed wheel secured on said flyer spindle, a pawl for engaging said toothed wheel for locking said flyer against rotation, a thumb-actuated latch for swinging said pawl into or out of engagement with said toothed wheel and for locking said flyer spindle 10 and flyer against rotation, when said pawl is swung into engagement with said toothed wheel.

RAYMOND F. TIBBE'I'IS.

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